(The Center Square) – Gun rights advocates aren’t surprised the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued a stay on a district judge’s ruling that the Illinois gun ban was unconstitutional. Southern District of Illinois Judge Stephen McGlynn issued a permanent injunction last month, but put a 30-day hold on his order. Thursday, the state […]
(The Center Square) – Another year, and a similar pattern continues: Many California businesses keep leaving. Despite claims by California Gov. Gavin Newsom that California is “the beating heart of the American economy,” companies keep relocating. Their primary destination is Texas. More than 360 companies have exited California since 2018, according to the California Policy […]
(The Center Square) – The question before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday was whether a Tennessee law banning gender dysphoria treatment for minors is unconstitutional. Twenty-three other states have similar bans, but the Tennessee case is the first one to have made it to the nation’s highest court. Behind the legal questions debated are medical […]
(The Center Square) – The new Cook County state’s attorney is setting policy for pretrial detention and retail thefts. After officially being sworn in to replace Kim Foxx, Eileen O’Neill Burke announced the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office will demand pretrial detention for the highest classes of violent offenses. Under the SAFE-T Act, their focus […]
(The Center Square) – The Building Industry Association of Washington on Friday filed a lawsuit in Thurston County Superior Court to declare that the Washington State Building Code Council must comply with Initiative 2066, protecting access to natural gas for homes and businesses in the state. Voters narrowly passed I-2066, sponsored by BIAW, in last month’s general election. […]
A group of veterans who played key roles in the private evacuation of thousands of Americans from Afghanistan in 2021 spoke out in defense of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump‘s defense secretary pick. Hegseth’s nomination has come under heavy scrutiny, putting into question the viability of him passing the Senate. Several leading veterans have come […]
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance is leading the charge to send a challenge to campaign finance limits to the Supreme Court. The co-plaintiffs in the case are Vance, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and former Ohio Republican Rep. Steve Chabot, according to a petition made public Friday. The filing argues that […]
President-elect Donald Trump said he has not received any promises from senators that his nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, will be confirmed in an interview with NBC. “No, no,” Trump said when Meet the Press‘s Kristen Welker asked if Senators had given him assurances. The interview is the first network interview post-election and […]
President-elect Donald Trump called for nonintervention in Syria, blaming the escalating situation on former President Barack Obama. In his first public statement on the recent anti-government offensive in Syria, Trump voiced his preference for neutrality in the conflict, while suggesting that the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could be good for Russia and Syria. […]
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote after apologizing for declaring martial law. After Yoon’s bungled declaration of martial law, opposition lawmakers were quick to schedule a vote for his impeachment. Many analysts believed that Yoon would resign before the vote took place. Instead, his anticipated speech offered an apology and pledge […]
